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Altiero Spinelli

1907 - 1986

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Altiero Spinelli (31 August 1907 – 23 May 1986) was an Italian politician, political theorist and European federalist, referred to as one of the founding fathers of the European Union. A communist and militant anti-fascist in his youth, Spinelli spent 10 years imprisoned by the Italian fascist regime. Having grown disillusioned with Stalinism, he broke with the Communist Party of Italy in 1937. Interned in Ventotene during World War II, he, along with fellow democratic socialists, drafted the manifesto For a Free and United Europe (most commonly known as the Ventotene Manifesto) in 1941, considered a precursor of the European integration process. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Altiero Spinelli is the 6,579th most popular politician (down from 4,115th in 2024), the 1,735th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,244th in 2019) and the 431st most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Altiero Spinelli ranks 6,578 out of 19,576. Before him are Muhammad I of Khwarazm, Neferkare, ninth dynasty, Bernardino Rivadavia, Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, and Boris Trajkovski. After him are Henry the Bearded, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, Jerry Rawlings, Ram Baran Yadav, Władysław Raczkiewicz, Yang You, and V. V. Giri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Altiero Spinelli ranks 90. Before him are Marcel Bezençon, Mehdi Bazargan, Jean Hyppolite, Franz Jägerstätter, René Char, and Antonín Puč. After him are Nicolaus von Below, Avraham Stern, Anne Desclos, Mahadevi Varma, Herbert Kappler, and Run Run Shaw. Among people deceased in 1986, Altiero Spinelli ranks 69. Before him are Elio de Angelis, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Maurice Duruflé, Gunnar Björnstrand, Alfredo Binda, and Gabdulkhay Akhatov. After him are Gia Carangi, Lyudmila Rudenko, Sterling Hayden, Leif Erickson, Emilio Fernández, and Yaroslav Stetsko.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Altiero Spinelli ranks 1,735 out of 5,161. Before him are Lorenzo Mascheroni (1750), Nicola Romeo (1876), Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa (1750), Isabella de' Medici (1542), Eugenia of Rome (180), and Mario Monicelli (1915). After him are Sergio Castellitto (1953), Tommaso da Modena (1326), Alfredo Foni (1911), Frederick V, Duke of Swabia (1164), Walter Zenga (1960), and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (-102).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Altiero Spinelli ranks 431. Before him are John Parricida (1290), Lucius Licinius Crassus (-140), Enrico Letta (1966), Peter II of Sicily (1305), Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa (1750), and Isabella de' Medici (1542). After him are Frederick V, Duke of Swabia (1164), Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (-102), Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (1770), Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1441), Lollia Paulina (15), and Agostino Barbarigo (1420).

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